St John‘s College Personal Collections

Typed copy of letter to S. Newcomb

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 37/21/1
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1 July 1880

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Congratulations on work on Hansen's tables. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Typed copy of letter to S. Newcomb

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 37/20/3
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2 Apr. 1880

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Elucidation of JCA's expression of Moon's parallax. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Typed copy of letter to S. Newcomb

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 37/20/2
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10 Feb. 1880

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Comments on comparison of Hansen and Delaunay's lunar tables. Suggesting co-operative work between British and American Nautical Almanac offices. MS note by Newcomb at end giving permission for confidential sections to be published. See also JCA's draft at 16/49/1). Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Typed copy of letter to J.R. Hind

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 37/7/1
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1 Nov. 1886

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Calculation of places of Jupiter and Saturn from LeVerrier's tables. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Typed copy of letter to J.R. Hind

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 37/6/1
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16 May 1877

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Amendments of tables of Jupiter's satellites. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Typed copy of letter to J.R. Hind

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 37/7/3
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17 Feb. 1890

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Comparison of LeVerrier's and Bouvard's tables of Saturn. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Typed copy of letter to J.R. Hind

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 37/4/1
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9 May 1853

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Comments on lunar tables for the use of the NA. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Typed copy of letter to J.R. Hind

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 37/4/3
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7 July 1853

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Comments on tables of Mars for the use of the NA. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Typed copy of letter to J.R. Hind

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 37/5/1
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1 Nov. 1861

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Request for calcuation of Transit of Mercury by NA. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Typed copy of letter to J.R. Hind

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 37/6/3
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6 Aug. 1877

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Introduction to the supplementary tables of Jupiter's satellites. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

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